Combination purse and billfold



(Pct. 13, 1942. K. SCHMIDT COMBINATION PURSE AND BILLFOLD Filed Oct. 11,1941 INVENTOI. MEL ScHM/D 7 14 TTO/P/VE Y5 Patented Oct. 13, 1942COMBINATION PURSE AND BILLFOLD Karl Schmidt, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignorto Marioness & Company Inc., New York, N. Y.

Application October 11, 1941, Serial No. 414,571

Claims.

This invention relates to a combination purse and billfold.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a combinedpurse and billfold which will retain the contents securely and stillpermit ready access thereto.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined purse andbillfold that will hold the bills securely against dislodgernent whenthe purse is opened and which will permit immediate inspection of thedenominations of the bills without having to withdraw them from theblllfold.

Still a further object is to provide a combined purse and billfold whichmay be partially unfolded to disclose the adjacent ends of the billscontained therein, while still frictionally holding these bills withinthe billfold in folded condition, so that the user may, by engaging oneor more of the adjacent ends of the bills, pull the same from thebillfold without disturbing the remaining bills contained therein andwithout the necessity of opening the billfold completely and,consequently, without exposing the contents of the purse.

Other objects and advantages inherent in the invention will becomeapparent from the following description which is taken in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawing which illustrates a preferred embodimentof the inventive concept.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the combined purse and billfold,according to the invention, in folded condition.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the combined purse and billfoldin open position so that access may be had to the coin compartment aswell as the bill section of the device.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the device in completely unfoldedcondition and in such position that access may be had to the billscontained therein while the coin compartment remains closed.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal section of the billfold in its unfoldedcondition showing the coin compartment in opened position.

Throughout the drawing the same reference characters indicate the sameor analagous parts.

The invention comprises a pair of superimposed, elongated strips l0 andII. These. strips are preferably rectangular in shape and made offlexible material, such as leather, textile fabric or other suitablefabric. The strips l0 and II are joined together along the bottom edge12 and along the longitudinal side l3, leaving the longitudinal sides Itdetached from one another. In this manner a compartment is formed openat the top and at one side for the insertion of the bills 15.

It will be understood, however, that instead of having two superimposedstrips, the compartment or billfold may be formed of a single stripfolded to form the bottom edge I2 and then attached along one of thelongitudinal sides.

The length of the strips Ill and II should be slightly in excess of thepaper money bills so as to permit them to lie smoothly between thesuperimposed strips when at full length. The superimposed strips ill andII may be folded along the transverse line IE to form a front section I1and a rear section l8. Slightly above the folded line IS the strip IIIis divided into two branches l9 and 20, branch 20 being a continuationofand in alignment with strip ID. A triangular insert 2l is interposedbetween the branches l9 and 20. The base of the triangular insert is ofsuch a width that it will permit the frame members 22 and 23, which arepivoted at 24 to open a sufficient distance to permit access to the coincompartment formed by the branches l9 and 20 and the triangular inserts2|.

The triangular inserts 2| become folded when the frame members 22 and 23are clasped together, as shown in Figure 1 of the drawing.

The frame members may be provided with a clamping device 25 to maintainthe same in closed position.

Thus the coin compartment is constitutedby the branches l9 and 20 andthe foldable triangular gussets 2|. Thev branch 20 is attached to thestrip ll only at its upper corners leaving a slot between the strip IIand the branch 20. The edges of the bills l5 are accommodated in thisslot. The upper edge of the branch 20 is provided with a flexible flap26 which may be folded down so as to permit inspection of the edges ofthe bills.

The strip Ill, if desired, may be provided with pockets 21 and 28.

A flap 29 may be secured to the frame member 23. The flap 29 is providedwith a male fastener 30 on its interior surface and which is adapted toengage the female fastener 3| on the exterior surface of the strip H. Inthis manner, the billfold formed by the strips l0 and II and the branch20 may be maintained in folded condition.

In operation, the bills are placed inside the compartment, flat againstthe strip I I. The billfold is then folded and fastening members 30 and3| snapped together.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that access may be had tothe coin compartment formed by the branch members It and 20 and thetriangular insert 2| without disclosing the bills in the billcompartment and vice versa. The edges of the bills may be disclosed toview simply by folding down the flap 26 and thus the bills may becounted without removing them from the billfold. If it is desired toremove one of the bills a strong pull on the selected bill will dislodge it from its neighbor.

It will be understood that this disclosure is given by way of exampleonly and not by way of limitation. The invention may find a variety ofexpressions within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A combined purse and billfold comprising a strip of flexible materialoi. such length that money bills may be laid smoothly against it attheir full length forming an outer wall member, an inner wall memberattached to the outer wall member along the bottom edge and along oneside to form a bill compartment, said inner wall member having a branchmember, said branch member having interposed between it and said innerwall member foldable end wall members to define a v-shaped coincompartment open at the top to define an entrance for access to saidcoin compartment, said inner wall member paralleling the length of saidstrip, the inner wall member being attached at its outer end adjacentthe corners only, substantially to the top edge of said strip, whereby aslot is formed between said strip and said inner wall member foraccommodating the ends of the paper money bills, said strip and saidinner wall member being foldable against said branch member and meansfor detachably securing said strip and said inner wall member to saidbranch member below said entrance whereby said coin compartment and saidbill compartment may be used independently of one another, if desired.

2. A combined purse and billfold comprising a strip of flexible materialof such length that money bills may be laid smoothly against it at theirfull length forming an outer wall member, an inner wall member for saidstrip and attached to the outer wall member along the bottom edge andalong one side to form a bill compartment, said inner wall member havinga branch member, said branch member having interposed between it andsaid inner wall member foldable end wall members to define a V-shapedcoin compartment open at the top to define an entrance for access tosaid coin compartment, said inner wall member paralleling the length ofsaid strip, the inner wall member being attached at its outer endadJacent the comers only, substantially to the top edge of said strip,whereby a slot is formed between said strip and said inner wall memberfor accommodating the ends of the paper money bills, said strip and saidinner wall member being foldable against said branch member and meansfor detachably securing said strip and said inner wall member to saidbranch member below said entrance whereby said coin compartment and saidbill compartment may be used independently of one another, if desired,and closure means for clasping said branch wall member and said innerwall member against said strip.

3. A combined purse and billfold comprising a strip of flexible materialof such length that money bills may be laid smoothly against it at theirfull length forming an outer wall member, an inner wall member for saidstrip 'and attached to the outer wall member along the bottom edge andalong one side to form a bill compartment, said inner wall member havinga branch member, said branch member having interposed between it andsaid inner wall member foldable end wall members to define a V-shapedcoin compartment open at the top to define an entrance for access tosaid coin compartment, said inner wall member paralleling the length ofsaid strip, the inner wall member being attached at its outer endadJacent the corners only, substantially to the top edge of said strip,whereby a slot is formed between said strip and said inner wall memberfor accommodating the ends of the paper money bills, said strip and saidinner wall member being foldable against said branch member and meansfor detachably securing said strip and said inner wall member to saidbranch member below said entrance whereby said coin compartment and saidbill compartment may be used independently of one another, if desired,and closure means for clasping said branch wall member and said innerwall member against said strip.

4. A combined purse and billfold comprising a strip of flexible materialof such length that money bills may be laid smoothly against it at theirfull length forming an outer wall, an inner wall member for said stripand attached to the outer wall member along the bottom edge and alongone side to form a bill compartment, said inner wall member having abranch member, said branch member having interposed between it and saidinner wall member foldable end wall members to define a V-shaped coincompartment open at the top to define an entrance for access to saidcoin compartment, said inner wall member paralleling the length of saidstrip, the inner wall member being attached at its outer end adjacentthe comers only, substantially to the top edge of said strip, whereby aslot is formed between said strip and said inner wall member foraccommodating the ends of the paper money bills, said strip and saidinner wall member being foldable against said branch member and meansfor detachably securing said strip and said inner wall member to saidbranch member below said entrance whereby said coin compartment and saidbill compartment may be used independently of one another, if desired,said inner wall member being slit downwardly adjacent its attachedcorners to provide a longitudinal flap.

5. In a combination purse and billfold, a coin section comprising a pairof hinged members forming a frame, frame members attached to said hingedmembers, end gussets between said frame members, clasping means formaintaining said hinged members in closed position, a strip of flexiblematerial forming an outer wall member attached to one of said hingedmembers exteriorly of one of said frame members, said strip being ofsuch length that money bills may be laid smoothly against it at theirfull length, a second strip of flexible material forming an outer wallmember extending from the bottom edge of said inner wall member, saidinner wall member and said outer wall member defining a bill compartmenttherebetween, a slot in said inner wall member defining an opening intosaid billfold compartment whereby the ends of the money bills willextend into said coin section, said wall members being foldable aboutsaid coin section and means for detachably securing said wall members infolded condition against one of said frame members whereby said coinsection and said bill compartment may be used independently of oneanother.

KARL SCHIMIDT.

